Prayer: Dear God, grow in our hearts your love. Grow in our lives your will. May we be amazed at the mystery of your handiwork. Amen
Reading: Mark 4: 26-34 (Click to read text) Stop and GROW: After reading the text, discuss/ponder the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Book of Faith questions, which are part of Camp Mount Luther's GROW Time with campers. QUESTION 1: What scares, confuses, challenges, or doesn’t make sense to me in this text? QUESTION 2: What delights me in this text or is my favorite part of the story? QUESTION 3: What stories or memories does this text stir in me? QUESTION 4: What is God up to in this text? Reflection: The miracle of plants is a mystery and amazing. Such is God’s handiwork. Three years ago, I planted butternut squash seeds and got a bumper crop of twenty big squash! The next year I got exactly four. This spring, I bought ten Norway spruce seedlings. I gave five away. Of my remaining five only two look healthy. I hesitate to ask my friend how his are doing. Meanwhile, my yard has had an over abundance of violets, dandelion and clover. I talked to my neighbor about using a weed killer spray. He raises bees for honey and was not too happy about spraying. I decided a good neighbor is more important than dandelion and clover! I have another hilly area covered with about 150 hosta plants. They just keep multiplying with no help from me. What grows and doesn’t grow is often a mystery and always amazing. Such is God’s handiwork. What is God growing in your life? --Alice Yeakel
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